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The development of thermal resistance of the feather coat in broilers with different feathering genotypes and feeding regimes.
British poultry science - 1 Jul 2002
Ozkan S, Smith W K, Bath H M
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1. This study compared the development of thermal resistance of the feather coat in broilers, with early or late feathering genes, and with or without the naked neck gene, allowed ad libitum or restricted feeding. 2. Male and female broilers of one of the 4 genotypes were reared to 6 weeks of age and allocated to one of the two feeding regimes. The thermal resistance of the back and crop region was measured at...
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